Jaydub

3 hours ago, DFoster said:

My take on the Montana Nymph- 

MONTANA NYMPH VARIANT

HOOK: #12 3XL CURVED

THREAD: #70 BLACK

TAIL: MARABOU BLACK

ABDOMEN/BODY: PHEASANT TAIL - BLACK

RIB: OVAL TINSEL - SILVER

WING CASE: SCHLAPPEN FIBERS – BLACK, U.V. RESIN

THORAX: 50/50 MIX CHARTRUESE AND GREEN ICE DUBBING

LEGS: SCHLAPPEN FIBERS - BLACK

HEAD: U.V. RESIN  

 

I like it, but I think this is a case where it is a whole new pattern. Name it and sell it to one of the big fly companies. 

The best fly tier ever is a woman from southeast Asia, who has never written an article or filmed a Youtube video. 

Last of the year. In over 40 years of fly tying, I probably have enough fingers and toes to count all the winged wets I've tied. I need a lot more practice tying the wings.

Royal Coachman Wetfly

Hook: 1XL Wetfly

Thread: Danville 6/0, black

Tail: Golden Pheasant Tippet

Body: 1/3 peacock herl, 1/3 red floss, 1/3 peacock herl

Hackle: Brown hen

WIng: White duck quill

Excellent first attempt. Nice fan on the wing and splay on the tail. 

Any dry fly dubbing will do. It's all about using an appropriate hair for the wing. 

2 hours ago, Alc609 said:

What’s everyone’s opinion of rare and hard to find dubbing?

The dubbing that's hard to find is the package that has fallen back behind the drawer.  A dubbing I like that is no longer available is Ligas Scintilla. Dubbings that are rare, but I don't really care about, would be Tup's and urine stained vixen fox.

Some Royals

Royal Trude

Wright's Royal

Royal Wulff

Next up: Guide's Choice Hare's Ear

Royal Coachman

Hook: Standard Dry Fly

Thread: Black

Tail: Golden Pheasant Tippet

Wing: White Duck Quill

Body: Peacock Herl with Red Floss Center

Hackle: Brown

I don't think I have ever stripped off one side of a dry fly hackle. If I want  a sparse hackle I use fewer wraps. I have seen flies with hackles immpressively close to perfectly upright that were not stripped. 

I have stripped one side on soft hackles occasionally. 

I bought a bunch of materials from FTD at a show right before the pandemic. Among the stuff I bought was some scud back material ( I think they call it bug back). Most of it sat in a closed drawer for a couple of years. When I tried to use it, it wasn't usable. It would break with even the slightest stretch. I guess we need to be careful about what we stock up on. 

Currently 193 patterns have been tied http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?/topic/112443-challenge-thread-fly-pattern-list/ That's really not that many compared to all of the possibilities. 

Anderson's Bird of Prey - October Caddis

Hook: Heavy Scud hook (Daiichi 1120)

Bead: Gold tungsten

Thread: Danville 6/0, black

Tail: Partridge

Rib: Flashabou, pink

Body: Arizona Diamond dubbing, Oct. Caddis

Hackle: Partridge

Head: Peacock herl

Being October, here are some October Caddis.

Both of these use the same materials but with the wing and collar materials swapped.

CDC and Deer Hair October Caddis

Hook: 2xl Dry fly

Thread: Danville Monocord, orange

Rib: Flashabou, pink

Body: Wapsi Caddis Lifecycle dubbing, orange

Wing: Natural brown CDC or deer hair

Collar: Natural brown CDC or deer hair

6 hours ago, flytire said:

@Jaydub

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4 hours ago, Poopdeck said:

Wow! Both are really nice ties!

Thanks.

Getting ready for the October Caddis hatch.

Mikulak Sedge

Hook: TMC 2312

Thread: Danville 3/0 Monocord, orange

Tail: Deer hair

Body: Dubbing, Wapsi Caddis Lifecycle, orange

Wings: Deer hair

Hackle: Brown

Butthead

Hook: TMC 2312

Thread: Danville 3/0 Monocord, Red

Tail: Deer hair

Butt: Tying thread

Body: Dubbing mix, Wapsi Caddis Lifecycle, orange and Brite Blend, burnt orange

Underwing: CDC

Overwing: Deer hair

Hackle: Brown

Thorax: Dubbing, Wapsi Caddis Lifecycle, yellow

It looks like the classic solution in search of a problem. 

8 hours ago, TSMcDougald said:

The recipe I based these on actually calls for a 12 but I absent mindedly tied them on a 10.

I think I like #2 as well.

9 hours ago, niveker said:

Nice set.

What we call October Caddis in my neck of woods are significantly smaller, @ #14, but I bet those would fish well anyway. 

I like #2 with the longer legs,  very similar to Gartside's Sparrow 

Western October Caddis (Dicosmoecus) are quite large. Troutnut.com says 30mm long for adults. http://www.troutnut.com/hatch/2594/Caddisfly-Dicosmoecus-October-Caddisflies

A standard size 10 hook might even be a little small.  

Next fly: October Caddis

Hoh Bo Spey (Variation)

Shank: MFC 35mm Fly Shank

Trailing Hook: Owner SSW on 30 lb Fireline braid

Butt: Ice Dub, pink

Body hackle: Guinea

Body: Polar Dub, black

Hackle: Purple Marabou

Flash: Flashabou, pink

The pattern calls for Lady Amherst Pheasant tail fibers but don;t have any.

On 8/18/2023 at 11:56 AM, Heff2 said:

Next Challenge Fly - Hoh Bo Spey 

I'll take the Hoh Bo Spey

Glad you got into some fish, despite the heat and smoke. Those Crooked River rocks are SLICK!

Overall Chat GPT's advice isn't bad.  I just always prefer a real human, boots on the ground report. 

Here is source I trust way more than Chat GPT: https://flyfishersplace.com/2023/08/14/hot-week-fishing-report-and-advice-on-how-to-handle-it-8-14-2023/

PMD, Caddis and Midges will be the dominant hatches. Potential for PED, Ants and Beetles, maybe a Yellow Sally. The Metolius and Crooked Rivers are also about an hour away. The Metolius is challenging with diverse hatches. You could see Golden Stones there, even in August.

I started with a PHD (Peter Hayes Dun), but my hackle-stacker skills are not as good as I would like them to be.  So I simply palmered the hackle through the thorax and trimmed it flush on the bottom. It seems to work as well as the hackle-stacker version for me.

Callibaetis Dun

Hook: Standard Dry Fly

Thread: Danville Flymaster 6/0, olive brown

Tail: CDL fibers

Wing: Teal flank

Body: Turkey Biot, Callibaetis color

Hackle: Grizzly

Thorax: Superfine dubbing, Callibaetis color